Biergarten brings in beer and bliss
Summer reading program beckons book lovers
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each year, children and adults flock to the Westwood libraries and hunt down some good books for summer reading. Perusing the shelves, kids run back to their parents with a new “Magic Tree House” book or a classic Judy Blume story. Adults scan the shelves, check the New York Times...
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Council on Aging holds birthday bash
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
With 250 babies born every minute, one would think that somebody would’ve had a birthday during the month of June to celebrate on Wednesday, June 19, for The Walpole Council on Aging’s monthly group birthday party.
With an abundance of vanilla and chocolate cupcakes and Hoodsie cups, seniors gathered and...
Sunny Walpole Day delights community
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
With summer on the horizon, Walpole Day seemed to fall on the perfect day this year. With the sun shining and the warm weather, residents flocked to Stone Field outside Blackburn Hall to celebrate their town in a community-wide event that left parents, kids, and everyone in between happy...
Author Marcia Butler visits Medfield Library
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Marcia Butler recently visited the Medfield Public Library. Her talk was the first installment of the library’s Spring Author series. Due to a Bruins playoff game, there was a small audience, making it a perfect opportunity for those in attendance to learn something new about writing and creativity.
Marcia...
Henna comes to Westwood Library
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
“Should I do this one or this one?” a middle schooler asked her friend, holding up two cards displaying different designs for henna tattoos. The two were among the many kids who came to the Westwood Library to get the temporary body art. A line formed a long...
Westwood kids stretch their creative muscles
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
These days, when television and iPads are so prevalent in our society, it can be hard to get children excited about reading.
Westwood’s Creative Kids group does just that.
The organized group has been meeting since September. The kids come to each session, ready for activities and excited to...
Donahue reflects on time in Peace Corps
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Westwood Women’s Club had a special guest speaker during their March 21 meeting: historian Charlie Donahue visited to speak on his experience in the Peace Corps and the last legacy left by John F. Kennedy.
Like Donahue, who grew up in the aftermath of World War II and in the shadow...
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A man named Walpole, Sir Robert Walpole
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Like a great many countries, the United States named many of its towns after its political heroes. Our country's capital is named after our first president. Adams, Massachusetts is named after our second president. Revere is named after patriot Paul Revere.
But it seems almost strange to name a town...
Raptors swoop into Walpole Library
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
On Friday, February 22, Walpole Library's Community Room had some special visitors. In the room, there were three wooden crates, and one that resembled a cat carrier. But these were not felines.
As children and their parents entered, they could hear the sounds of the birds ruffling their feathers. “What’s...
The great Hometown Weekly history tour
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
In the wake of Thanksgiving’s stories of Pilgrims, Native Americans, colonies, and exploration, readers in Hometown Weekly’s communities may have found themselves contemplating their home’s place in history.
And why not?
Plymouth and Salem are no more than an hour away. Boston, Lexington, and Concord are even closer. Much of America’s important...
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South African prints displayed at Davis
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
Apartheid in South Africa led to racial segregation amongst artists and their use of specific techniques. White artists studied print making at official art schools, while black artists mastered linocuts at training centers.
Today, pieces created using these techniques convey the importance of communication, language, and community.
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World War One exhibit wows visitors
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
Patriotic political posters line the walls inside the Sawin Museum. Some ask American citizens to purchase bonds. Others encourage enlistment in the military. One poster notes: "Send the Eagle's Answer, More Ships," with one of the gigantic raptor birds looming over a battleship. These posters are just a few of...
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‘Truly Eleanor’ brings First Lady to life
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
Sherborn's Community Center was packed on October 3 with people eager to watch a play about one of America's most beloved first ladies. The three person play, presented by the Delvena Theatre Company, covers the life of Eleanor Roosevelt from her difficult childhood with an alcoholic father and absent...
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Mad Men at the Medfield Library
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Thursday, visitors of the library observed Karen Antonowicz’s presentation on Cocktail Culture: The Mad Men Era. The audience was temporarily taken back into the days of the 1940s and 1960s.
Karen Antonowicz, who gave the talk, dressed in cocktail culture style: a 1960s peach suit with a green hat. Antonowicz...
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Saint Mark’s hosts successful Greek Fest
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
The Greek word “philoneskia” translates into "friend of a stranger.” This philosophy was the idea behind Saint Mark of Ephesus’ third annual Greek Fest. Saint Mark's parish welcomed visitors to enjoy two wonderful days filled with food, drink, laughter, and entertainment.
Within hours of starting, the parking lot reserved for...
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Vine Lake hosts lively treasure hunt
40Back? Fixing Medfield’s affordable housing problem
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
For the past few years, Medfield residents have been fighting to ensure that the Medfield Meadows development never makes its way off paper. The initial plans for the development included over 200 units and a modern architectural style and size that many residents believed did not fit with...
Man’s best friend turned best book buddy
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
She loves every book. She listens without ever interrupting. She's got huge paws. She wags her tail when she meets someone new. On Saturday, July 16, the children's section of library received a visit from one its most popular guests: Boo-Boo, an eleven-year-old Golden Retriever. Since earning her license...
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